Planer.



PATENTEDPEB. 12, 1907.

U- HOOGHOUSE. PLANER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.10, 1906.

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I q.rfivos house CORNELIUS HOOGIIOUSE, OF ODELL, ILLINOIS.

PLANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907- Application filed October 10, 1906. Serial No.338,285.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS Hooc- HOUSE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Odell, in the county of Livingston and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful im provements in planers, andmore particularly to that class adapted to be used in scraping thesurface of floors or the like; and my object is to provide a device ofthis kind whereby the same maybe propelled across the surface of thefloor to remove the uneven portions thereof and render the sameperfectly smooth.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the propelling-handleon the machine.

A still further object is to so construct the body of the planer thatthe weight thereof will be directed against the scraping-bit to hold thesame against the surface of the floor.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through one side of theplaner, and Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the device complete.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the bodyof my improved planer, which is preferably formed of cast-iron and thesize of the casting being such as to lend considerable weight to thebody. The rear end of the body 1 is provided with a recess 2, in whichis adapted to be disposed an elongated planerbit 3, and said bit is heldfirmly seated within the recess by means of a plate 4, which is ofsubstantially the same length as the bit 3 and is disposed over the bitso that the outer edge of the plate is flush with the edge of the body1, the plate and bit being held in position upon the body by means ofscrew-bolts 5, which are directed through registering openings 6 and 7in the bit and plate, respectively, and into the body 1. That portion ofthe body 1 adjacent the bit 3 is provided with a nose 8, which isadapted to lend rigidity to the bit and prevent the same from yielding.The opposite edge of the body 1 from that occupied by the bit 3 isprovided with aforwardly-extending platform 9, on which is pivotallymounted adjusting-arms 10, said arms being two in number and have theirupper ends disposed at opposite sides of a propolling-handle 11 and aresecured to said handle by means of a bolt 12.

The upper ends of the adjusting-arms 10 are each provided with aplurality of openings 13 so that the handle may be readily adjusted withrespect to the platform. The rearward end of the handle 10 is pivotallysecured between ears 14, carried by the body 1, a pin 15 being directedthrough the ears and the end of the handle, so that any power applied tothe handle will propel the body 1 across the floorsurface.

The body 1 is provided with an axle 16, upon which are rotatably mountedcarryingwhe'els 17, said wheels being preferably of considerable width,so that they will not scar the floor in passing thereover. The aXle 16is secured to a rib 18, extending below the platform 9, and the wheels17 when mounted upon the axle rest in recesses 19, formed by cuttingaway a portion of the body 1 at each side of the rib 18.

In operation the body is drawn forward over the floor-surface, and byhaving the weight of the body in the rear of the wheels 17 and the bitat the rear end of the body it will be seen that the bit 3 will be heldfirmly against the floor by the weight of the body, and yet allow thebit to yield sufliciently to pass over any unusually hard substances,such as a nail or knot, thereby avoiding the danger of mutilating thefloor-surface.

It will also be seen that by this construction a new bit can be readilyplaced in position in the recess 2 and, further, that the free end ofthe handle may be adjusted to accommodate the height of the operator. Itwill further be seen that by constructing the body portion of metal,such as cast-iron, that the weight of the body portion upon the bit willI be suflicient to cause the same to readily engage the floor-surfacewithout necessitating the application of manual power to hold the bit inengagement therewith.

That I claim is- 1. A planer of the class described comprising aweighted body portion having a recess at one edge thereof, a bit, meansto removably secure said bit in the recess, a de- IIO pending nose onsaid body, in the rear of said it, a platform on said body, propellingmeans secured to said body and platform, a rib on the lower side of saidbody-forming recess at each side thereof, an axle carried by said riband carrying wheels on said axle disposed at one side of the center ofthe body and in said last-named recesses 2. A planer of the classdescribed comprising a Weighted body having a recess at its rear edge, abit adapted to be seated in said recess, a plate disposed over said bit,bolts disposed through openings in said plate and bit, and into the bodywhereby the bit and bolt will be held in position, a depending noseintegral with the body and in rear of said bit, a rib on said body andforming recesses at each side thereof, an axle secured to said rib andat one side of the center of the body, carrying-wheels mounted upon saidaxle and resting in said recesses, a platform extending forwardlytherefrom, a handle pivotally secured at one end to the body and armspivotally secured at one end to said latform and having their oppositeends a justably secured to said handle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CORNELIUS HOOGHOUSE.

l/Vitnesses:

MERTEN E. POPE, J. CLARKE PENUT.

